What's the air quality in South Somerset? NO₂ 5.5 µg/m³
In 2025 the average resident of South Somerset lived with background NO₂ of 5.5 µg/m³, Low for England and Wales and below the WHO guideline of 10. PM2.5 was 7.4 µg/m³, Typical for England and Wales and 1.5 times the WHO guideline of 5. The typical area in England and Wales has NO₂ of 7.2 and PM2.5 of 7.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5
- 7.4 µg/m³
- NO₂ for England and Wales
- Low
- Figures for
- 2025 annual average
Modelled background levels averaged over where residents live (Census 2021), not roadside levels. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025. How we calculate this
All house prices in South SomersetIs the air quality good in South Somerset?
Background NO₂ in South Somerset is 5.5 µg/m³, below the WHO guideline of 10, and lower than the typical area (7.2). That puts it in the Low band. Background PM2.5 in South Somerset is 7.4 µg/m³, 1.5 times the WHO guideline of 5, and lower than the typical area (7.4). That puts it in the Typical band. Most of England and Wales is above the WHO guideline for PM2.5, so the bands compare places with each other rather than giving a pass or fail.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): 5.5 µg/m³
NO₂ level is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Low means the second-lowest fifth of areas in England and Wales for NO₂.
| Very Low | up to 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Low | 4.7 to 6.5 |
| Typical | 6.5 to 7.7 |
| High | 7.7 to 9.2 |
| Very High | over 9.2 |
WHO guideline: 10 µg/m³ (in the Very High band). UK legal limit: 40 µg/m³.
Fine particles (PM2.5): 7.4 µg/m³
PM2.5 level is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales for PM2.5.
| Very Low | up to 6.0 |
|---|---|
| Low | 6.0 to 7.2 |
| Typical | 7.2 to 7.7 |
| High | 7.7 to 8.2 |
| Very High | over 8.2 |
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³ (in the Very Low band). UK legal limit: 20 µg/m³, with a target of 10 µg/m³ in England by 2040.
The bands split every area we cover into fifths by its level, from Very Low to Very High. The map uses the same colours.
Which part of South Somerset has the cleanest air?
Buckland St Mary has the lowest background NO₂ of the 120 areas of South Somerset, at 3.2 µg/m³. Yeovilton and District has the highest, at 8.2 µg/m³. Average house prices are shown alongside, so you can weigh air quality against cost.
| Area | NO₂ | PM2.5 | NO₂ band | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland St MaryVery Low | 3.2 | 6.3 | Very Low | £594,375 |
| WambrookVery Low | 3.3 | 6.3 | Very Low | — |
| WhitestauntonVery Low | 3.4 | 6.3 | Very Low | £1,575,000 |
| Combe St NicholasVery Low | 3.6 | 6.6 | Very Low | £464,583 |
| WayfordVery Low | 3.8 | 6.7 | Very Low | £244,000 |
| WinshamVery Low | 3.9 | 6.6 | Very Low | £724,483 |
| Cricket St. ThomasVery Low | 3.9 | 6.6 | Very Low | £635,000 |
| CudworthVery Low | 4.1 | 6.8 | Very Low | — |
| ChillingtonVery Low | 4.1 | 6.9 | Very Low | £750,000 |
| West CrewkerneVery Low | 4.1 | 6.8 | Very Low | £486,666 |
| Tatworth and FortonVery Low | 4.2 | 6.7 | Very Low | £303,631 |
| Charlton HorethorneVery Low | 4.3 | 7.1 | Very Low | £499,625 |
| Corton DenhamVery Low | 4.3 | 7.0 | Very Low | — |
| ChaffcombeVery Low | 4.4 | 6.8 | Very Low | £1,004,666 |
| BroadwayVery Low | 4.4 | 6.9 | Very Low | £491,500 |
| Pen SelwoodVery Low | 4.5 | 7.2 | Very Low | £507,500 |
| Knowle St. GilesVery Low | 4.5 | 6.9 | Very Low | £427,500 |
| DinningtonVery Low | 4.5 | 7.1 | Very Low | — |
| Dowlish WakeVery Low | 4.6 | 7.0 | Very Low | £391,250 |
| Chard TownVery Low | 4.6 | 6.8 | Very Low | £245,392 |
| North PerrottVery Low | 4.6 | 7.1 | Very Low | £335,000 |
| Hinton St. GeorgeVery Low | 4.6 | 7.1 | Very Low | £610,600 |
| Hardington MandevilleVery Low | 4.6 | 7.1 | Very Low | £372,750 |
| KingstoneVery Low | 4.7 | 7.1 | Very Low | £340,000 |
| BrewhamVery Low | 4.7 | 7.1 | Very Low | £560,000 |
| MistertonVery Low | 4.7 | 7.1 | Very Low | £306,525 |
| CucklingtonVery Low | 4.7 | 7.3 | Very Low | £825,000 |
| ClosworthVery Low | 4.7 | 7.1 | Very Low | — |
| Milborne PortLow | 4.7 | 7.2 | Low | £276,920 |
| Charlton MusgroveLow | 4.7 | 7.1 | Low | £520,000 |
| Abbas and TemplecombeLow | 4.8 | 7.3 | Low | £277,529 |
| Haselbury PlucknettLow | 4.8 | 7.2 | Low | £426,461 |
| South Cadbury and Sutton MontisLow | 4.8 | 7.1 | Low | £671,875 |
| HorsingtonLow | 4.9 | 7.2 | Low | £655,000 |
| HenstridgeLow | 4.9 | 7.4 | Low | £286,500 |
| MerriottLow | 4.9 | 7.3 | Low | £292,792 |
| North CheritonLow | 4.9 | 7.2 | Low | £369,500 |
| Shepton MontagueLow | 4.9 | 7.2 | Low | — |
| West and Middle ChinnockLow | 4.9 | 7.3 | Low | £251,923 |
| CrewkerneLow | 4.9 | 7.2 | Low | £246,313 |
| RimptonLow | 5.0 | 7.1 | Low | £205,000 |
| HortonLow | 5.0 | 6.9 | Low | £430,576 |
| YarlingtonLow | 5.0 | 7.2 | Low | £227,000 |
| BeercrocombeLow | 5.0 | 7.1 | Low | — |
| East ChinnockLow | 5.0 | 7.2 | Low | £362,333 |
| AshillLow | 5.1 | 7.0 | Low | £415,000 |
| Shepton BeauchampLow | 5.1 | 7.4 | Low | £360,750 |
| ChiselboroughLow | 5.1 | 7.3 | Low | £362,750 |
| LopenLow | 5.1 | 7.3 | Low | £430,833 |
| Bratton SeymourLow | 5.1 | 7.2 | Low | — |
| HoltonLow | 5.1 | 7.3 | Low | £425,833 |
| MapertonLow | 5.1 | 7.2 | Low | £368,000 |
| Curry MalletLow | 5.1 | 7.1 | Low | £371,500 |
| StocklinchLow | 5.2 | 7.3 | Low | £480,000 |
| Compton PauncefootLow | 5.2 | 7.2 | Low | — |
| IlminsterLow | 5.2 | 7.2 | Low | £272,861 |
| Stoke TristerLow | 5.2 | 7.3 | Low | £406,000 |
| BarringtonLow | 5.2 | 7.3 | Low | £408,525 |
| DonyattLow | 5.2 | 7.0 | Low | £340,800 |
| Norton sub HamdonLow | 5.2 | 7.4 | Low | £553,079 |
| Isle AbbottsLow | 5.2 | 7.2 | Low | £312,500 |
| MontacuteLow | 5.3 | 7.4 | Low | £289,992 |
| Seavington St MaryLow | 5.3 | 7.3 | Low | £497,000 |
| PuckingtonLow | 5.3 | 7.3 | Low | £450,000 |
| KingwestonLow | 5.3 | 7.5 | Low | — |
| Kingsbury EpiscopiLow | 5.3 | 7.4 | Low | £405,416 |
| North CadburyLow | 5.3 | 7.3 | Low | £559,231 |
| Hambridge and WestportLow | 5.3 | 7.3 | Low | £400,523 |
| Isle BrewersLow | 5.3 | 7.2 | Low | £326,500 |
| BarwickLow | 5.3 | 7.3 | Low | £274,607 |
| High HamLow | 5.4 | 7.4 | Low | £666,700 |
| IltonLow | 5.4 | 7.2 | Low | £313,264 |
| Compton DundonLow | 5.4 | 7.4 | Low | £416,000 |
| Barton St. DavidLow | 5.4 | 7.5 | Low | £728,000 |
| FiveheadLow | 5.4 | 7.2 | Low | £420,000 |
| MuchelneyLow | 5.4 | 7.3 | Low | £198,500 |
| Long LoadLow | 5.5 | 7.5 | Low | £293,750 |
| PitcombeLow | 5.5 | 7.4 | Low | £675,000 |
| AllerLow | 5.5 | 7.3 | Low | £434,000 |
| WhitelackingtonLow | 5.5 | 7.3 | Low | £570,000 |
| DraytonLow | 5.5 | 7.3 | Low | £573,750 |
| BrutonLow | 5.5 | 7.4 | Low | £415,500 |
| WincantonLow | 5.5 | 7.4 | Low | £266,396 |
| OdcombeLow | 5.6 | 7.3 | Low | £362,937 |
| Marston MagnaLow | 5.6 | 7.2 | Low | £361,000 |
| Chilton CanteloLow | 5.6 | 7.3 | Low | — |
| PitneyLow | 5.6 | 7.5 | Low | £422,333 |
| Stoke sub HamdonLow | 5.6 | 7.6 | Low | £345,865 |
| AshLow | 5.6 | 7.7 | Low | £271,333 |
| SomertonLow | 5.6 | 7.6 | Low | £334,544 |
| MartockLow | 5.7 | 7.7 | Low | £267,131 |
| Long SuttonLow | 5.7 | 7.5 | Low | £553,500 |
| East CokerLow | 5.7 | 7.4 | Low | £395,228 |
| North BarrowLow | 5.7 | 7.3 | Low | £572,500 |
| Castle CaryLow | 5.7 | 7.4 | Low | £297,290 |
| Curry RivelLow | 5.7 | 7.4 | Low | £363,078 |
| Chilthorne DomerLow | 5.7 | 7.5 | Low | £381,750 |
| Keinton MandevilleLow | 5.7 | 7.6 | Low | £692,727 |
| South BarrowLow | 5.7 | 7.4 | Low | £537,000 |
| MudfordLow | 5.7 | 7.4 | Low | £370,125 |
| LovingtonLow | 5.8 | 7.4 | Low | £250,000 |
| KingsdonLow | 5.8 | 7.5 | Low | £507,618 |
| Yeovil WithoutLow | 5.8 | 7.6 | Low | £257,074 |
| AlfordLow | 5.8 | 7.4 | Low | — |
| TintinhullLow | 5.8 | 7.5 | Low | £423,375 |
| South PethertonLow | 5.8 | 7.5 | Low | £409,704 |
| Charlton MackrellLow | 5.8 | 7.7 | Low | £380,333 |
| BabcaryLow | 5.8 | 7.5 | Low | £290,000 |
| West CokerLow | 5.8 | 7.5 | Low | £330,096 |
| BrymptonLow | 5.8 | 7.6 | Low | £242,635 |
| AnsfordLow | 5.9 | 7.4 | Low | £308,598 |
| SparkfordLow | 6.0 | 7.3 | Low | £417,976 |
| Queen CamelLow | 6.0 | 7.3 | Low | £383,000 |
| Seavington St MichaelLow | 6.0 | 7.4 | Low | £184,000 |
| West CamelLow | 6.0 | 7.4 | Low | £330,333 |
| Huish EpiscopiLow | 6.4 | 7.5 | Low | £281,916 |
| IlchesterLow | 6.4 | 7.5 | Low | £214,484 |
| YeovilLow | 6.4 | 7.6 | Low | £228,871 |
| LangportLow | 6.5 | 7.5 | Low | £248,928 |
| Yeovilton and DistrictHigh | 8.2 | 7.5 | High | £541,600 |
Levels in µg/m³, 2025 annual average.
How does air quality in South Somerset compare with nearby areas?
Background NO₂ in South Somerset compared with the 3 nearest other areas in Somerset.
South Somerset vs Mendip
- South Somerset
- NO₂ 5.5 µg/m³
- Mendip
- NO₂ 5.9 µg/m³
Open comparison
South Somerset vs Sedgemoor
- South Somerset
- NO₂ 5.5 µg/m³
- Sedgemoor
- NO₂ 7.2 µg/m³
Open comparison
South Somerset vs Somerset West and Taunton
- South Somerset
- NO₂ 5.5 µg/m³
- Somerset West and Taunton
- NO₂ 6.3 µg/m³
Open comparison
Does this include busy roads?
No. These are background levels: yearly averages over 1 km squares, away from the immediate influence of roads. Right beside a busy road in South Somerset, NO₂ can be much higher. Councils publish roadside monitoring in their annual air quality reports.
What else do people ask about South Somerset?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in South Somerset.
- What is the average house price in South Somerset?
- When did average house prices in South Somerset reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in South Somerset?
- What type of properties are sold in South Somerset?
- What price range do most homes sell for in South Somerset?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of South Somerset?
- How many parks and green spaces are in South Somerset?
- What is the crime rate in South Somerset?
- How many listed buildings are in South Somerset?
- How do South Somerset house prices compare with another area?
Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:19 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The South Somerset dataset covers 7,607 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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